Burns' Montgomery commits to Charlotte for football

Published: Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 06:08 PM.

The leader of the Burns Bulldog offense is joining North Carolina’s newest college football program.

Chris Montgomery, a senior in his second season as Burns’ starting quarterback, committed to the Charlotte 49ers after being on campus for the program’s initial victory against Campbell on Saturday.

Burns coach Matt Beam said Montgomery could end up playing wide receiver or running back with the 49ers, with an ability to make plays on jet sweeps.

“Chris was taken by how much they want to throw the football. It’s very similar to the offense he’s run in high school,” Beam said. “I feel like that is a place that he can go and immediately make an impact.”

Beam is looking forward to seeing Montgomery play nearby on the next level.

“He was really wanted by them. He had a lot of other offers and opportunities, but the chance to be close to home and do his own thing has really intrigued him,” Beam said. “I’m just really excited for Chris to have this opportunity after all the work he’s put in.”

Montgomery is coming off a junior season when he passed for 1,203 yards, ran for 902 more and totaled 23 touchdowns.

The leader of the Burns Bulldog offense is joining North Carolina’s newest college football program.

Chris Montgomery, a senior in his second season as Burns’ starting quarterback, committed to the Charlotte 49ers after being on campus for the program’s initial victory against Campbell on Saturday.

Burns coach Matt Beam said Montgomery could end up playing wide receiver or running back with the 49ers, with an ability to make plays on jet sweeps.

“Chris was taken by how much they want to throw the football. It’s very similar to the offense he’s run in high school,” Beam said. “I feel like that is a place that he can go and immediately make an impact.”

Beam is looking forward to seeing Montgomery play nearby on the next level.

“He was really wanted by them. He had a lot of other offers and opportunities, but the chance to be close to home and do his own thing has really intrigued him,” Beam said. “I’m just really excited for Chris to have this opportunity after all the work he’s put in.”

Montgomery is coming off a junior season when he passed for 1,203 yards, ran for 902 more and totaled 23 touchdowns.

He has tallied 202 yards and two scores passing and 125 rushing yards with three rushing touchdowns in victories against Ashbrook and Hunter Huss so far in 2013. That included having a hand in all four Bulldog scores in a 29-24 victory against the Green Wave in the opener.

With his college decision out of the way, Montgomery is freed up to focus on his final season at Burns. That continues with a non-conference matchup at Freedom at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

“He wanted to get it taken care of so he could concentrate on this season,” Beam said.